Harness-saddle.



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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24, 1905.

Application filed September 9, 1903. Renewed March 23, 1905. Serial No. 251,691.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TnoMAs I. MoRRIsH, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Saddles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The present invention consists of a harnesssaddle provided with a felt or elastic cushion or pad detachably connected to the skirts thereof, the object of the invention being the production of a saddle better adapted to conform and it to the animals back than such saddles as are provided with a stiff or rigid cushion or pad, at the same time providing a saddle which permits of a worn, damaged, or ill-fitting cushion or pad being quickly removed and replaced by one overcoming the defects of the removed cushion or pad. Ordinarily the saddle is placed upon the market with a fixed or rigid cushion or pad, which when worn or damaged cannot be removed without leaving the saddle with a harnessmaker for the purpose of restuffing the cushion or pad, which adds materially to the cost of keeping the harness-saddle in repair.

It is the defect and annoyance incident to the use of the present harness-saddles that the present invention seeks to obviate, which is accomplished by forming the cushion or pad independent of the harness-saddle and detachably connecting the same thereto.

To comprehend the invention, reference should be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of one of the saddle-skirts and its cushion or pad separated therefrom, said view illustrating the preferred means for attaching the cushionor pad to the skirt. Fig. 2 is a broken longitudinal sectional view of the saddle-skirt with the pad or cushion attached thereto.

The numeral 1 is used to designate one of the side skirts of an ordinary harness-saddle, and 2 a felt pad or cushion detachably connected thereto. For the purpose of ventilating the said felt or elastic pad 2 a series of vertical openings 3 are formed therein, which openings permit of a free-air-circulating space between the back of the animal and the under face of the saddle-skirt 1. The felt or elastic pad is shaped to conform to the shape of the saddle-skirt, Fig. 1 of the drawings.

By making the pad or cushion 2 detachable from the saddle the same may be readily removed when worn and easily replaced by a new pad, and this without requiring the saddle to be left with a saddler for this purpose. This feature will be readily appreciated by those familiar with this class of merchandise.

It is obvious that various means may be employed for detachably connecting the pad to the saddle-skirt. One form consists in securingto the under face of each skirt of the saddle a series of metallic clips 4, which are engaged by the metallic tongues 5, secured to the upper face of the felt or elastic pad 2. When this form of attaching means is employed, the pad is made in sections, through the upper section 2 of which the rivets 6 for the tongues 5 are fitted. To prevent the tongues, or rather the rivets, from tearing the pad or cushion section 2, there is attached to the upper face thereof the reinforcing-piece 7, which is sewed or otherwise secured to pad section 2. This section is united to the body portion or pad 2 proper by being cemented thereto. Such manner of uniting the sections of the pad or cushion is preferred.

The essential feature of the present invention resides in providing a harness-saddle with an elastic pad or cushion detachably connected thereto, whereby the pad or cushion may be disconnected at will for the purpose of repairs, for replacing of a worn-out pad or cushion, or for any reason whatsoever.

I am well aware that blankets have been placed beneath a harness or other saddle to protect the back of the animal, which blanket is temporarily attached to the saddle, and do not seek to claim such an idea. In such case the harness-saddle is provided with a permanent stuffed cushion or pad, the blanket simply serving as an additional protection for the animal. This does not relieve the necessity of having to send the saddle to the barness-maker to have a worn-out cushion or pad restufled or replaced, which is accomplished by forming the harness-saddle with a detachable pad or cushion.

The cushion or pads may be supplied as extras with each set of harness, so that when the saddle-pad becomes damaged or worn out the person having charge of the harness may quickly remove same and substitute there for a perfect pad or cushion.

The size and shape of the pad or cushion will vary in accordance with the size and shape of the saddle-skirt to which it is to be attached.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be protected by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a saddle, of a pad therefor, separated attaching devices mounted upon the under surface of the skirt of the saddle, and complementary attaching devices carried by the pad arranged to engage said first-mentioned devices to secure the same in place.

2. In combination with asaddle, of a cushion therefor, separated attaching means mounted upon the under surface of the skirt and projecting therefrom, and hooks upon the upper surface of the cushion arrangedto engage said attaching means.

3. The combination with a saddle,of a cushion therefor; separated clips mounted upon and projecting from the under surface of the skirt thereof, and hooks upon the upper surface of the cushion arranged to engage said clips.

4:. The combination with a saddle,of a cushion therefor, separated clips mounted upon and projecting from the under surface of the skirt thereof, and oppositely-disposed hooks upon the upper surface of the cushion arranged to engage said clips.

5. The combination with a saddle,of a cushion therefor, having oppositely disposed hooks upon its upper surface arranged to detachably engage attaching means mounted upon and projecting from the under surface of the saddle-skirt.

6. The combination with a saddle-skirt, of a series of clips attached to the under face thereof, a cushion, and a series of hooks secured to the upper face thereof, said hooks engaging with the clips of the skirt so as to detachably connect the cushion to said skirt.

In witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand.

THOMAS I. MORRISH. WVitnesses:

N. A. AoKER, D. B. RICHARDS. 

